BREAKING: Nigerian Government Closes All Land Borders For One Month Over Coronavirus

The announcement was made by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Monday.
Also, the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting was suspended until further notice.

by SaharaReporters, New York Mar 23, 2020

The Nigerian Government has announced the closure of all land borders into the country for four weeks in a bid to curtail the spread of Coronavirus.

The announcement was made by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Monday.

Also, the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting was suspended until further notice.

Secretary to the Government of the Federation, who doubles as Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on -COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, revealed that civil servants will be instructed on how to operate soon.

Nigeria now has 36 confirmed cases of the virus with one recorded death so far.

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